dyspraxia
dys·prax·ia/dɪsˈpɹæksiə/noun
dyspraxia is spelled D-Y-S-P-R-A-X-I-A: 9 letters and 3 syllables (dys·prax·ia). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dyspraxia means “A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dyspraxia is dyspraxias.
How many letters and syllables are in dyspraxia?
| Letters | 9: D-Y-S-P-R-A-X-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dys·prax·ia |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dyspraxia?
Dyspraxia appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dyspraxia?
- /dɪsˈpɹæksiə/
Dyspraxia has 3 syllables, split dys·prax·ia in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dyspraxia
- dyspraxias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dyspraxia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body during the planning and execution of motor movements.
Many people with dyspraxia have difficulty with tying shoelaces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dyspraxia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medical condition:
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Where does dyspraxia come from?
From dys- + -praxia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).